tennis – The Italian, who had been eliminated in qualifying, benefited from Fognini’s withdrawal then from Dimitrov’s abandonment to qualify for the 2nd round this Monday
Solid winner of David Goffin, Benjamin Bonzi qualified this Monday for the second round of the Australian Open. Winner of his first title on the main circuit at the ATP 250 in Metz in November, the 28-year-old right-hander chose his moment to overcome the Belgian for the first time in four confrontations. His victory in three sets is uncontested (6-2, 6-1, 7-6).
The Frenchman will have a good chance to play in the second round, where he will face the little-known Italian Francesco Passaro (104th in the world). Be careful though, the latter seems to be escorted at the start of the tournament by a lucky star.
Bonzi can match his best performance
Eliminated in the third round of qualifying on Saturday, he first benefited from the withdrawal of his compatriot Fabio Fognini to enter the final draw of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. And this Monday, he dismissed the Bulgarian Dimitrov, 10th in the world, thanks to the latter’s abandonment at the start of the second set (7-5, 2-1).
“Yesterday (Sunday) we were at the club from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. waiting and hoping. Again today, we arrived at 9 a.m., I warmed up with Jannik Sinner on the Rod Laver Arena… It was a very long day, but in the end, I am happy,” said(…) Read the continued on 20 minutes
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